Hoe.



HOB. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1010.

Patented May 23, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. GORE, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

HOE.

Patented May 23, 1911. Serial No. 569,115.

To all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN C. GORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The present invention has relation to improvements in hoes and similarimplements, and pertains more particularly to a novel fastening meansfor securing the blade or working element to the handle whereby the saidblade or working element may be clamped rigidly in various adjustedpositions as may be required.

The object of the invention is the provision of a hoe or similarimplement which comprises few and simple parts, which can bemanufactured at a comparatively small cost, and which embodies novelfeatures of construction whereby the blade or working element can be setat various angles with relation to the handle to admit of the hoe orother implement being used to the best advantage.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certaincombinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear asthe description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed outin the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1. is alongitudinal sectional view through a hoe constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the wedge member. Fig 3 is asimilar view of the blade, and Figs. 4 and 5 are side elevations of thehoe showing the wedge member as arranged in different positions to clampthe blade at various angles.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the stock or shank ofthe hoe, the said shank having one end thereof secured in the usualmanner to a handle 2 of the conventional form. The opposite end of thestock or shank l is provided with a block 3 I which is rigid with theshank and forms a Hat shoulder inclined at an angle to the axis of theshank. In the present instance, this block 3 has substantially the formof a triangular prism, the inner face of the block being disposed atright angles to the axis of the shank, while the outer face of the blockis arranged at an angle thereto. A cap 4 is detachably applied to theextremity of the shank 1 and is held in position by means of a pivot pin5 which passes through corresponding openings in the cap and the shank.A blade 6 is applied to the shank or stock 1 between the block 3 and thecap 4, and a wedge member 7 is utilized for clamping the blade rigidlyin position. This wedge 7 is formed with a slot 8 to receive the stock1, and after the cap 4 has been placed in position, the head of thewedge is given several hard taps with a hammer or similar implement. Thewedge is thereby caused to clamp the blade rigidly in position so thatthe hoe can be used in the usual manner. The blade 6 is shown as beingsquare in formation and as having all of the edges thereof beveled, sothat when one of the edges becomes dull the blade can be turned aroundto bring another one of the edges into operative position. The blade isshown as formed with four openings 9, any one of the openings beingdesigned to receive the stock 1 when the blade is applied to the saidblock, according to the edge of the blade which it may be desired tobring into operative position. The wedge 7 may be inserted upon eitherside of the blade 6 and may be turned around to bring the large end ofthe wedge either at the top or bottom of the hoe. By thus changing theposition of the wedge, the blade 6 can be set at various angles to thestock as may be required by the various conditions under which the hoeis used. While I have described the invention as applied to a hoe, itwill be obvious that the same type of fastening means could be employedin connection with other implements, such as rakes, pitch forks, and thelike, and I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself to a hoe.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an implement of the character described, the combination of astock provided with a shoulder, a cap removably ap lied to the end ofthe stock, a pin for holdlng the cap in position, a blade fitted betweenthe cap and the shoulder, and a wedge slotted to receive the stock andadapted to be fitted against either side of the blade and to be turnedabout the stock into various positions for clamping the blade inposition at different angles.

2. In an implement of the character described, the combination of astock provided with an inclined shoulder, a detachable cap applied tothe end of the stock, a blade fitted between the cap and the shoulder,and a reversible wedge having therein an elongated aperture to receivethe stock for clamping the blade at various angles between the cap andthe shoulder.

3. In an implement of the character described, the combination of astock provided with a shoulder, a cap on the end of the stock, a pinpassing through alining apertures in the cap, and an aperture in thestock, whereby the cap is pivotally secured to the stock, a blade fittedbetween the cap and the shoulder, and a reversible wedge for clampingthe blade at various angles between the cap and the shoulder.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. GORE. Witnesses:

F. P. SHERMAN, N. B. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

